"Chan Parker Chan Woods (born Beverly Dolores Berg, also known as Chan Richardson; 29 June 1925 – 9 September 1999), well known as Chan Parker, was a common-law wife of jazz musician Charlie Parker who later married musician Phil Woods. She was born in New York City, New York. She was a dancer and jazz enthusiast who in the 1940s and early 1950s was romantically connected with jazz musicians Johnny Bothwell and later Don Lanphere. She met Parker in the 1940s, but their friendship did not become romantic until years later. As it developed, their relationship had to surmount several"
"Annual Charlie Parker Celebration The Annual Charlie Parker Celebration is an annual festival held in Kansas City, Missouri since 2014, celebrating legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is held for 10 days in August and celebrates all aspects of Parker from live jazz music shows and boot camps, to tours of his haunts in the city, to exhibits at the American Jazz Museum. During the 2nd celebration in 2015 the museum featured rare programs, album sleeves, a pocket watch and cuff links that belonged to “The Bird” himself. In 2016, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott was artist-in-residence at the festival. A 21-sax"
"salute was made to Parker at his gravesite. The 2016 event was attended by about 300 people and unites numerous interests, with supporters including the Office of Culture and Creative Services and the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. Annual Charlie Parker Celebration The Annual Charlie Parker Celebration is an annual festival held in Kansas City, Missouri since 2014, celebrating legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is held for 10 days in August and celebrates all aspects of Parker from live jazz music shows and boot camps, to tours of his haunts in the city, to exhibits at the American Jazz Museum."
"B between East 7th and East 10th Streets was given the honorary designation ""Charlie Parker Place"" in 1992. Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from"
"Charlie Jazz Festival The Charlie Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held every summer in Vitrolles, Provence, France. It was established in 1998 by ""Charlie Free"", a not-for-profit jazz organization which runs jazz sessions every two weeks at ""Le Moulin à Jazz"", a famous jazz club in France. The festival is hosted at ""Le Domaine de Fontblanche"", a public garden with hundred-year-old plane trees, the first weekend of July. The two stages in the park feature concerts by international artists, but a large part of the program aims to discover talented young players from Europe and France. Since its"
"American Jazz Museum The American Jazz Museum is a jazz museum in the historic 18th and Vine district of Kansas City, Missouri. The museum preserves the history of American jazz music, with exhibits on Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Nested within the museum is a fully functioning jazz club, The Blue Room, which holds live performances multiple nights a week. One of the significant items on display is the Graphon alto saxophone played by Charlie Parker at the famous January, 1953 Massey Hall concert in Montreal with Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus and Bud"
"beginning, the festival has hosted world-renowned artists and groups such as Didier Levallet, Daniel Humair, Chris Potter, Christian Escoudé, Aldo Romano, Paolo Fresu, Bojan Z, Archie Shepp, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Raphaël Imbert, David Linx, Diederik Wissels, Michel Portal, Louis Sclavis, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Richard Galliano, The Vienna Art Orchestra, Carla Bley, Henri Texier, and dozens of other top names in jazz music. Charlie Jazz Festival The Charlie Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held every summer in Vitrolles, Provence, France. It was established in 1998 by ""Charlie Free"", a not-for-profit jazz organization which runs jazz sessions every two"
"Chicago Jazz Festival The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four-day free celebration of jazz now based in Millennium Park located in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating both world-famous and local artists playing a wide variety of jazz music. Shortly after Duke Ellington's death in 1974, a festival was organized to honor him in Grant Park. More than 10,000 jazz fans attended, and it became an annual event, attracting crowds"
"Chicago Jazz Festival The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four-day free celebration of jazz now based in Millennium Park located in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating both world-famous and local artists playing a wide variety of jazz music. Shortly after Duke Ellington's death in 1974, a festival was organized to honor him in Grant Park. More than 10,000 jazz fans attended, and it became an annual event, attracting crowds"
"Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival The Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival is the oldest jazz festival in the U.S. It takes place every spring at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The university invites college bands and professional jazz musicians from throughout the country to participate in the weekend event. In 2016, a female panel of judges was chosen for the first time since the festival began in 1959. The judges were Marion Hayden, Allison Miller, Helen Sung, and sisters Christine Jensen and Ingrid Jensen. The panel was chosen by Larry Dwyer, director of jazz studies at"
"York club) in 2011 – both commissioned by the London Jazz Festival. ""Jazz at Cafe Society"" had a successful run at London's Tricycle Theatre in July 2012 and was repeated at London's Leicester Square Theatre as ""Cafe Society Swing"" in December 2013 and June 2014. In November 2013, Webb created a narrated jazz show based on two years in the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker called ""Charlie Parker on Dial"" which played at the London Jazz Festival and subsequently at London's Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. ""Cafe Society Swing"" ran for three weeks at New York's 59E59 Theaters over Christmas"
"been staged at the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, where a fee was charged. 2017 Jermey Pelt – Trmpt, Jason Curry – Sax, Leon Jordan, Jr – Trmpt, Daniel Bauerkemper – Sax, Wayne Escoffery – Sax, Jason Marshall – Barritone Sax, Robin Eubanks – Trombone Clifford Brown Jazz Festival The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is a free jazz music festival held annually in June at Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The first festival was held in 1989 on the open lawn in the center of the city, and has grown into the largest free jazz festival on the East"
"Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker acquired the nickname ""Yardbird"" early in his career on the"
"Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival, the largest west of the Mississippi, that takes place on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho in the month of February. In 2007, the festival was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s most prestigious arts award. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is a modern tradition at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Dating from 1967, the festival was greatly expanded by 'Doc' Lynn Skinner, who was involved since 1972, and took over as the director in 1977. Doc Skinner retired"
"Miami Nice Jazz Festival The Miami Nice Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Miami, Florida. It is a continuation of the festival which started in 1948 in Nice, France, which took place in the Opéra de Nice. This venue was one of the early theaters to broadcast over the radio. The Nice Jazz festival received its popularity from musicians such as Louis Armstrong. The festival was next held 23 years later in 1971 with Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Humes, Pharoah Sanders, T-Bone Walker, Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Roy Eldridge, John Lewis, Al Grey, Percy Heath, Connie"
"Tyler Farr of Garden City, and Mora native Leroy Van Dyke, along with bluegrass musician Rhonda Vincent, a native of Greentop. Rapper Eminem was born in St. Joseph and also lived in Savannah and Kansas City. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin lived in St. Louis and Sedalia. Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker lived in Kansas City. Rock and Roll singer Steve Walsh of the group Kansas was born in St. Louis and grew up in St. Joseph. The Kansas City Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra are the state's major orchestras. The latter is the nation's second-oldest symphony orchestra and achieved"
"Copenhagen Jazz Festival Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a jazz event every July in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Copenhagen Jazz Festival was established in 1979, but beginning in 1964 Tivoli Gardens presented a series of concerts under the name Copenhagen Jazz Festival with Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and many others. According to reports, the total attendance was 240,000 people during Copenhagen Jazz Festival in 2004. In 2006 the number of concerts increased to 850, and today Copenhagen Jazz Festival numbers more than 100 venues, 1100 concerts, and approximately 260,000 guests, making it one of the largest music events in Europe."
"Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival (formally called the Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival) is one of the largest, free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest, attracting 30,000 people over three days. Founded in 1999 by Steve Heckler, the festival is centered in the Lowertown neighborhood in downtown St. Paul The main stage is located in Mears Park with additional stages throughout the city. The festival closes several blocks and has used clubs such as the Bulldog, Hat Trick, St. Paul Hotel, Mancini's, Black Dog, Hygga, Vieux Carre, Union Depot, Amsterdam Bar and"
"Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival (formally called the Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival) is one of the largest, free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest, attracting 30,000 people over three days. Founded in 1999 by Steve Heckler, the festival is centered in the Lowertown neighborhood in downtown St. Paul The main stage is located in Mears Park with additional stages throughout the city. The festival closes several blocks and has used clubs such as the Bulldog, Hat Trick, St. Paul Hotel, Mancini's, Black Dog, Hygga, Vieux Carre, Union Depot, Amsterdam Bar and"
"where he showcases the talent of songwriters from Los Angeles; Canada; Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; and surrounding areas. This monthly event with a dinner-theater atmosphere lets people listen to songs and the stories behind them from the people who wrote them. James Ervan Parker James Ervan ""Jim"" Parker (born December 21, 1942 in La Habra, California) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Huntsville, Alabama sub-chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Parker lives in Madison, Alabama, his home since 1985. Parker received his first guitar from Jimmy Gilmer of The Fireballs in 1961. At the time"
"Newbury Park Jazz Festival which is held annually at the performing arts center at Newbury Park High School. Newbury Park Jazz Festival has presented numerous notable jazz musicians, including Grammy Award-winner Gordon Goodwin, Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Bob Sheppard and Steven Houghton. Stagecoach Inn, originally known as Grand Union Hotel, is a city landmark which appears on the National Register of Historic Places. The inn, which originally was erected in 1876, is now operated as a museum. It is home to a replica of the valley's first school, the Timber School from 1889, as well as a carriage house, blacksmith"
"festival, besides establishing itself as one of the premier festivals of its kind in the world, also spawned similar protégé festivals such as the Sitka Jazz Festival in Sitka, Alaska. Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival, the largest west of the Mississippi, that takes place on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho in the month of February. In 2007, the festival was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s most prestigious arts award. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is a modern tradition at the University of Idaho"
"a Hyde Park resident. Today the Hyde Park Jazz Festival honors the Culture Coast's jazz heritage. Created in 2007, the annual fall event offers visitors two days of free jazz performances in museums, theaters, art galleries, and outdoor spaces throughout the Culture Coast. In 2011, ""Chicago"" named it the city's ""Best Neighborhood Music Festival."" The 2012 festival will feature saxophonist and ""genius grant"" MacArthur fellow Miguel Zenón. The Culture Coast is also home to a diversity of classical music, gospel, and opera ensembles and organizations, including the Chicago Chorale and the University of Chicago Presents, one of Chicago's oldest concert"
"Key, Dizzy Gillespie, NHOP, Daniel Humair, Sonny Stitt, Canonball Adderley, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach, and Miles Davis. Since 1971, it has been an annual event. Since 2011, the festival has been run by Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice. Miami Nice Jazz Festival The Miami Nice Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Miami, Florida. It is a continuation of the festival which started in 1948 in Nice, France, which took place in the Opéra de Nice. This venue was one of the early theaters to broadcast over the radio. The Nice Jazz festival received its popularity"
"founded by Pines, the artistic director and host, in 1984. Presented by The Lake George Arts Project, this free festival weekend of contemporary jazz features nationally acclaimed performers in upstate New York every September at Lake George Village's Shepard Park. ""Credit Brooklyn-born jazz impresario Paul Pines—curator for all 33 of those festivals—with maintaining a consistently high level of artistry throughout those years. Former proprietor of Tin Palace, the renowned East Village jazz club he ran from 1970 to ’76, Pines is deeply invested in the music and is blessed with good ears and an open mind."" Based on his night"
"1959 to 1961. He died in Short Hills, New Jersey at the age of 55. From 1994 to 1998, an annual ""Julius Watkins Jazz Horn Festival"" was held in New York, beginning at the Knitting Factory, (NY Times, January 27, 1994, ""A One-Night French Horn Festival"") honoring his legacy. After an eleven-year break, another ""Julius Watkins Festival"" was held on October 3, 2009, in Seattle, Washington, at Cornish College of the Arts. On September 29, 2012, the most recent (7th) Julius Watkins Jazz Horn Festival was held at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. With Charlie Rouse as Les Jazz"
"Featured artists included Michael McDonald, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Larry Coryell's Original Eleventh House, Raul Malo & The Mavericks, and an Jazz Fest All Star Tribute to legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy, featuring appearances by New York Voices, Randy Brecker and Nancy Kelly. Syracuse Jazz Festival The Syracuse Jazz Festival is an annual free admission outdoor summer music festival staged in Syracuse, New York. It was founded by jazz presenter Frank Malfitano and has been running since 1982. Syracuse Jazz Fest has been praised by the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), and has been ranked as the Central"
"Park City Live Park City Live is a music venue in Park City, Utah. Located inside the Memorial Building in the historic Main Street district, the concert venue opened in January 2012 with a performance by DJ Afrojack. Party City Live is the largest music venue in Park City, which plays host to the annual Sundance Film Festival. The venue is operated by Park City Live, LLC, which is owned by the married couple Kevin and Kathryn Burns. Since its opening, Park City Live has played host to a number notable performances many of which were held as part of"
"part of Prince's band for Prince's 21 nights at the O2 arena. Parker also played as part of Prince's band for his 21-night stay at LA's Forum in 2011. Parker's album ""Roots & Grooves"" with the WDR Big Band is a tribute to Ray Charles, whom Parker cites as one of his most important influences. The album won a Jammie for best Jazz Album in 2009. Parker followed this up with another collaboration with WDR Big Band in 2012 with the album ""Soul Classics"". In October 2011, Parker was inducted in the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. In July"
"and Michael Franti & Spearhead. Park City Live Park City Live is a music venue in Park City, Utah. Located inside the Memorial Building in the historic Main Street district, the concert venue opened in January 2012 with a performance by DJ Afrojack. Party City Live is the largest music venue in Park City, which plays host to the annual Sundance Film Festival. The venue is operated by Park City Live, LLC, which is owned by the married couple Kevin and Kathryn Burns. Since its opening, Park City Live has played host to a number notable performances many of which"
"Orchestra<br> Joseito Ruiz & Quartet<br> PuertoSax<br> ""Sunday, 29 April 2013""<br> Black Jazz<br> Master Jazz Big Band Ponce Jazz Festival The Ponce Jazz Festival is a musical celebration that takes place every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The celebration lasts three days and takes place over a weekend (Friday through Sunday). It is generally held on the last weekend of April. The festival is one of the newest in the Western Hemisphere. It was inaugurated in 2012. It takes place at the ""Concha Acustica"" (English: acoustical shell) Amphitheatre of Parque de la Abolición in Barrio Cuarto. The festival starts on the"
"McCoy Tyner. Portland Jazz Festival The Portland Jazz Festival, now known as the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, is an annual multi-venue series of jazz events that is held in Portland, Oregon during the month of February. The events are usually held in downtown ballrooms, clubs, hotels and cafés. The event is organized around a new theme each year. The festival is produced by PDX Jazz, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The festival has featured such artists as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Randy Weston, David Frishberg, Esperanza Spalding, Ravi Coltrane, Jim Hall, Nicholas Payton, Tom Grant, Wayne Shorter, Regina Carter, Morten Qvenild, Dianne"
"Vision Festival The Vision Festival is the world's premier festival of experimental music (typically free jazz/avant-garde jazz), art, film and dance, held annually in May/June on the Lower East Side of New York City from 1996 to 2011, in Brooklyn from 2012-2014, and returning to Manhattan in 2015. It usually consists of between thirty and sixty performances, spread out over a number of days. Inspired by the 1984 and 1988 Sound Unity Festivals, it was a direct outgrowth of the seminal but short-lived Improvisors Collective (1994–95). In 1996, the collective's founder, dancer-choreographer Patricia Nicholson Parker, staged the first Vision Festival"